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Beijing’s campaign to wear down the Taiwanese public’s resolve is more dangerous than its warships and warplanes, a national security scholar said.
The delegation toured waters around Kinmen, Taiwanese outer islands that sit just a few miles off the Chinese coast.
China, Japan, Taiwan all claim sovereignty over the islands, but securing the first island chain to contain China’s expansion is the priority, analysts said.
Kuan Bi-ling said Beijing is pressing Taiwan below the war threshold; another official warned that temporary patrols can become normalized.
The CCP’s action is intended to intimidate but will bring U.S.-led Western allies and countries in the region closer to counter its threat, experts said.
Taiwan said the assault, carried out by a Chinese man, was an example of China’s transnational repression.
Taiwan’s senior security official said military and civil defense efforts are a necessary response to Chinese threats.
Defense officials said the shift responds to Chinese Communist Party infiltration, gray-zone pressure, and cognitive warfare aimed at the ranks.
Critics warn the law could target overseas activists and ethnic minorities, drawing condemnation from lawmakers and rights groups.
His 2016 account of eight months in secret Chinese custody became one early warning that Beijing’s reach extended past Hong Kong’s borders.
Several Taiwanese scholars attended a forum in Taipei to discuss the implications of the new Chinese law.
Operation Pathways is timed around periods favorable for an amphibious assault on Taiwan, while allies deepen regional military cooperation.
Supermicro said four Taiwanese employees were placed on administrative leave after being questioned in the investigation.
China’s recent patrols off the east coast of Taiwan have prompted concern from the UK, France, Germany and the United States.
The law is set to take effect on July 1.
Authorities previously seized 50 Supermicro servers equipped with advanced Nvidia chips; Supermicro says its products have been targeted.
Poland is advancing two Taiwan-linked projects as the EU imposes duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles and pushes to build chip capacity at home.
Washington issues joint guidance to counter Chinese interference in state and commercial ties with Taiwan.
Japan and its western allies should take more proactive measures in security, trade, and diplomacy fronts to contain the CCP’s espionage, analysts say.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Taiwan is strengthening prevention, protection, and response measures as 29 countries meet in Taipei.
